<p>The proposed design is an installation of <a class="reference" href="http://www.planetplanet.org">Planetplanet</a> <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id6" id="id8" name="id8">[3]</a> at a part of the

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<p>The proposed design is an installation of <a class="reference" href="http://www.planetplanet.org">Planetplanet</a> <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id8" id="id10" name="id10">[4]</a> at a part of the

<p>We would also provide an installation of <a class="reference" href="http://packages.gentoo.org/search/?sstring=wordpress">Wordpress</a> <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id10" id="id11" name="id11">[4]</a> or a similar weblogging

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<p>We would also provide an installation of <a class="reference" href="http://packages.gentoo.org/search/?sstring=wordpress">Wordpress</a> <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id12" id="id13" name="id13">[5]</a> or a similar weblogging

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engine, for developers that do not have their own weblog or would wish to

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engine, for developers that do not have their own weblog or would wish to

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move their log to an official Gentoo hosted website. This could be provided

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move their log to an official Gentoo hosted website. This could be provided

<p><a class="reference" href="http://www.planetplanet.org">Planetplanet</a> <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id6" id="id9" name="id9">[3]</a> is simply a weblog aggregator written in python. It is

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<p><a class="reference" href="http://www.planetplanet.org">Planetplanet</a> <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id8" id="id11" name="id11">[4]</a> is simply a weblog aggregator written in python. It is

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executed as a cronjob and fetches content from all the weblogs it has been

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executed as a cronjob and fetches content from all the weblogs it has been

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asked to, postprocesses and aggregates them into a single html file (based on

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asked to, postprocesses and aggregates them into a single html file (based on

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a template), and outputs that html content to an area provided by a webserver.

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a template), and outputs that html content to an area provided by a webserver.

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This should allow for ease of integration with any existing infrastructure.</p>

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This should allow for ease of integration with any existing infrastructure.</p>

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<p>Planetplanet is configurable through a single configuration file, which lists

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<p>Planetplanet is configurable through a single configuration file, which lists

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the log feed URL, real name and user name for each contributing developer.</p>

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the log feed URL, real name and user name for each contributing developer.</p>

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<p><a class="reference" href="http://packages.gentoo.org/search/?sstring=wordpress">Wordpress</a> <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id10" id="id12" name="id12">[4]</a> is a weblogging engine written in PHP. It relies on MySQL for

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<p><a class="reference" href="http://packages.gentoo.org/search/?sstring=wordpress">Wordpress</a> <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id12" id="id14" name="id14">[5]</a> is a weblogging engine written in PHP. It relies on MySQL for

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the data store. After the initial setup, all configuration is done through a

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the data store. After the initial setup, all configuration is done through a

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web-based interface.</p>

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web-based interface.</p>

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<p>A group of people would be assigned the responsibility/CVS access to maintain

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<p>A group of people would be assigned the responsibility/CVS access to maintain

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these two services. I would suggest the existing infrastructure team to have

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these two services. I would suggest the existing infrastructure team to have

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this responsibility. If required, I will assist with the initial

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this responsibility. If required, I will assist with the initial

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recent commits, bug lists, and dev.gentoo.org webspace for each contributing

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recent commits, bug lists, and dev.gentoo.org webspace for each contributing

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developer.</p>

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developer.</p>

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<p>It has been suggested that the activity of the planet may be an issue:

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<p>It has been suggested that the activity of the planet may be an issue:

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although a lot of activity would make the planet very successful, it may look

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although a lot of activity would make the planet very successful, it may look

this exact idea. Alexander set up a <a class="reference" href="http://penguincluster.com/cgi-bin/wiki.pl/BlogInterest">Planet Gentoo mini-survey</a> <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id15" id="id16" name="id16">[6]</a> to see which

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this exact idea. Alexander set up a <a class="reference" href="http://penguincluster.com/cgi-bin/wiki.pl/BlogInterest">Planet Gentoo mini-survey</a> <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id17" id="id18" name="id18">[7]</a> to see which

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developers have weblogs or would be interested in obtaining one to be

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developers have weblogs or would be interested in obtaining one to be

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aggregated on the planet. At the time of writing, the survey yielded a list

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aggregated on the planet. At the time of writing, the survey yielded a list

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of 21 interested developers.</p>

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of 21 interested developers.</p>

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<p>Looking at the other planets available, a contributor count like this would be

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<p>Looking at the other planets available, a contributor count like this would be

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more than enough to keep the planet active and interesting. Through my

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more than enough to keep the planet active and interesting. Through my

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the planet. 3 months after launch, one weeks worth of logs will be recorded,

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the planet. 3 months after launch, one weeks worth of logs will be recorded,

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and hits will be counted. If the hit count for that week is below 1000, the

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and hits will be counted. If the hit count for that week is below 1000, the

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planet will be deemed as not having met its target, and appropriate action can

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planet will be deemed as not having met its target, and appropriate action can